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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar numbers 187. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: if the chair would withhold for just a minute, i have a number of numbers. 187, 189, 190, 191, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 220, 221, 22220 to have and including 250. 222 to and including 250. 253, 254. and all nominations on the secretary's desk in the air force, army, coast guard, foreign service and navy, that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table en bloc, that no further motions would be in order and that any statements relating to any of these matters appear at the appropriate place in the record as if read and that the president of the united states be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar numbers 187. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: if the chair would withhold for just a minute, i have a number of numbers. 187, 189, 190, 191, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 220, 221, 22220 to have and including 250. 222 to and including 250. 253, 254. and all nominations on the secretary's desk...
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reid: mr. president, i send a k4r0e67 motion to the desk. -- a cloture motion to the desks. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of jessica garfalo wright of pennsylvania to be under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness signinged by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask that the reading of the names not be necessary. officer without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 18 the. -- 189. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do to h
reid: mr. president, i send a k4r0e67 motion to the desk. -- a cloture motion to the desks. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of jessica garfalo wright of pennsylvania to be under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness signinged by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask that...
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-- and mitch mcconnell and harry reid. the entire time republican leaders have been promising we're going to do something on the budget. we're going to rein in the president, they have been in the back room negotiating to fund every single thing obama did. we saw el chapo dug out of his prison cell. one of the first thing you realize is that that wasn't dug overnight. the drug cartel spent many months digging that cartel. our leadership has spent many months breaking el chapo out on the american people, digging us deeper into debt. i'll point out it is contrary to the promises, the promises that our leaders have made. in august of 2014, majority leader mitch mcconnell was quoted as saying, "so in the house and senate, we own the budget. so what does that mean? that means we can pass the spending bill. and i assure you that in a spending bill we will be pushing back against the bureaucracy by doing what's called placing riders in the bill. no money can be spent to do this or do that. we're going to go after them on health c
-- and mitch mcconnell and harry reid. the entire time republican leaders have been promising we're going to do something on the budget. we're going to rein in the president, they have been in the back room negotiating to fund every single thing obama did. we saw el chapo dug out of his prison cell. one of the first thing you realize is that that wasn't dug overnight. the drug cartel spent many months digging that cartel. our leadership has spent many months breaking el chapo out on the...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 839. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. mr. reid: aye. the presiding officer: all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. mr. reid: mr. president, there is a cloture motion at the desk. i would ask that it -- first of all, we haven't reported the nomination yet. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, federal energy regulatory commission, norman c. bay of new mexico to be a member of the federal regulatory commission. mr. reid: mr. president, there is a cloture motion at the desk. i would ask the chair that it be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion.
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 839. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. mr. reid: aye. the presiding officer: all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. mr. reid: mr. president, there...
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reid: mr. president, that explanation is as flat as a bottle of beer that's been open for six months. okay. madam president, i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 378. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. and the clerk will report the nominations. the clerk: nomination, equal employment opportunity commission, rachel feldbloom of the district of columbia to be a member of the equal employment opportunity commission. mr. reid: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of chai rachel feldbloom of the district of columbia to be a member of the equal employment opp
reid: mr. president, that explanation is as flat as a bottle of beer that's been open for six months. okay. madam president, i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 378. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. and the clerk will report the nominations. the clerk: nomination, equal employment opportunity commission,...
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senator reid, that's a waste of money. it is shocking that the obama justice department devotes so much tax and resources to avoiding the very transparency that president obama promised on january 21, 2009, one day into office that this administration was going to be the most transparent in the history of the entire country. and it's turned out to be the most stonewalling. none of that would be necessary if the administration would just comply with congressional subpoenas and the freedom of information act. that's the way to save money. and, by the way, i'd like to ask how much taxpayers money does senator reid spend having his staff write daily speeches trying to undermine the work of the judiciary committee. secretary reid also fails -- senator reid also fails to understand that we are not only focused on secretary clinton. the committee is conducting dozens of investigations on a broad range of issues under the jurisdiction of the committee. some of the executive branch agencies have complained about the amount of overs
senator reid, that's a waste of money. it is shocking that the obama justice department devotes so much tax and resources to avoiding the very transparency that president obama promised on january 21, 2009, one day into office that this administration was going to be the most transparent in the history of the entire country. and it's turned out to be the most stonewalling. none of that would be necessary if the administration would just comply with congressional subpoenas and the freedom of...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 384, s. 2363, hagan sportsmen's bill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number calendar 384, s. 2363, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30. senators during that period of time will be able to speak up to ten minutes each. at 5:30 there will be two roll call votes. the first will be on the confirmation of cheryl krause to be a circuit judge. the next will be on a mexico to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to s. 2363, the hagueen sportsmen's bill. i'm told that s. 2562 is due for its second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk read the title for the second time. the clerk: a bill to
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 384, s. 2363, hagan sportsmen's bill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number calendar 384, s. 2363, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate...
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i knew when majority leader reid did it in 2013, that this is where we were headed. and that's where we ended earlier this afternoon. >> but the bottom line is that you can't have two sets of rules. you can't clothe yourself in the tradition of a filibuster while simultaneously conducting the first, very first partisan filibuster of a supreme court nominee in history. you can't demand a rules change only when it suits the democrat members of this body. you just can't have it both ways. you can't use a senate rule as both a shield and a sword. but i must say, the one thing that doesn't disappoint me as this . the nominee to take justice scalia's seat is eminently qualified. he will apply the law faithfully without respect to persons. he is a judges judge. he comes sometime tomorrow we will all start calling him justice gorsuch. >> mister president, i rise to express my strong support for judge neil gorsuch. to say that i will probably vote in favor of his confirmation tomorrow. and to express my confidence that history will judge this nominee to be an outstanding asso
i knew when majority leader reid did it in 2013, that this is where we were headed. and that's where we ended earlier this afternoon. >> but the bottom line is that you can't have two sets of rules. you can't clothe yourself in the tradition of a filibuster while simultaneously conducting the first, very first partisan filibuster of a supreme court nominee in history. you can't demand a rules change only when it suits the democrat members of this body. you just can't have it both ways....
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reid: i'm told that s. 12562 has been introduced today. if that is the case, it is due for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title for the first time. the clerk: s. 2562, a bill to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to america. mr. reid: i ask for a second reading but object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the upcoming recess or adjournment of the senate, the president of the senate and the president pro tempore and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences or interparliament conference authorized by the law by concurrent action of the two houses or by order of the senate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that during the adjournment or recess of the senate from thursday, june 26, through monday, july 7, senators
reid: i'm told that s. 12562 has been introduced today. if that is the case, it is due for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title for the first time. the clerk: s. 2562, a bill to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to america. mr. reid: i ask for a second reading but object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. mr. reid: i ask unanimous...
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reid: mr. reid: i have 12 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session, they have the approval of senator mcconnell and me, i ask unanimous consent they be agreed to and printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, i come to the floor today to speak in support of the drug quality and security act, h.r. 3204. getting this bill to where it is today -- and i thank the leader for just making that possible, along with our minority leader -- this has been a long and sometimes very difficult road, one in which i have been working on for over a decade. yes, ten years. this is an issue that hit far too close to home in kansas. several years ago, a pharmacist in kansas city, robert courtney, was found to be diluting cancer drugs for his patients. unfortunately, over 4,000 patients were affected before authorities could stop him. senator kit bond
reid: mr. reid: i have 12 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session, they have the approval of senator mcconnell and me, i ask unanimous consent they be agreed to and printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, i come to the floor today to speak in support of the drug quality and security act, h.r. 3204. getting this bill to where...
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reid: mr. president, i have an amendment to the committee reported substitute which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3791 to the committee-reported substitute. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment, mr. president. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment now at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3792 to amend amendment numbered 3791. mr. reid: mr. president, i have an amendment to the underlying joint resolution. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3793 to s.j. res. 19. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there ap
reid: mr. president, i have an amendment to the committee reported substitute which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3791 to the committee-reported substitute. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment, mr. president. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment now at the...
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reid reid i ask consent the mandatory -- mr. reid: i ask consent mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 592. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk: george jared hazel of maryland to be united states district judge. mr. reid: madam president, i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on
reid reid i ask consent the mandatory -- mr. reid: i ask consent mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 592. the presiding...
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harry reid and senate. if only we had a republican majority in the senate, then things would be different. 2014, millions of minutes rose up again. won another historic tidal wave victory. won nine senate seats. retired harry reid as majority leader. you and i have been here 10 months. can you point to one single accomplishment the republican majority has given to the men and women who elected us? now mind you, there are things we have accomplished. it just wasn't anything we promised men and women back home. one of the things i discovered as freshman, how often leadership would effectively pat you on head, say, now, son, that's what you tell the folks back home. we don't actually do it. you don't expect us to actually do those things? you know, a few weeks back i was meeting with a number of house republicans. i suggested to them, go back to your district, convene a town hall. set up a whiteboard. and just ask your constituents what should be top priorities of republican majorities in both houses of congre
harry reid and senate. if only we had a republican majority in the senate, then things would be different. 2014, millions of minutes rose up again. won another historic tidal wave victory. won nine senate seats. retired harry reid as majority leader. you and i have been here 10 months. can you point to one single accomplishment the republican majority has given to the men and women who elected us? now mind you, there are things we have accomplished. it just wasn't anything we promised men and...
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so senator reid fills the tree. and so he says -- he approves two amendment amendments two see amendments for the military, and that's all we've had all week. and he immediately files cloture. he immediately files to shut off debate. and when he does that, he then says, we're filibustering, mr. president. he's saying that's a filibuster. and he is not going to -- and he's going to file for cloture and demand that we grant cloture and move the bill without any amendments. and this is unacceptable. so republicans say, we're not going to end debate on the bill until we have a legitimate opportunity to file amendments to the defense authorization bill and actually vote on some of the key issues facing america's national security and our men and women in uniform. we want a robust ability. no. well, submit a few amendments. well, that's too many. and we're not going to vote on that one. i don't like that one. i don't like that one. i don't like that one. no, you can't get a vote on that. our members don't want to vote on
so senator reid fills the tree. and so he says -- he approves two amendment amendments two see amendments for the military, and that's all we've had all week. and he immediately files cloture. he immediately files to shut off debate. and when he does that, he then says, we're filibustering, mr. president. he's saying that's a filibuster. and he is not going to -- and he's going to file for cloture and demand that we grant cloture and move the bill without any amendments. and this is...
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we retired harry reid as majority leader. we won the largest majority in the house of representatives. since the 1920's. it's been now over nine months since we've had republican majorities in both houses, and i ask you, mr. president, what exactly have those republican majorities accomplished? i'll tell you, mr. president, i've asked that question all over the country in town halls. i've never been in a town hall where the response spontaneously was not "absolutely nothing." it's true in every state i've visited. and, sadly, my response over and over again is, you know, it's worse than that. i wish the answer were "absolutely nothing." it would have been better if the republican majorities had done absolutely nothing. because what, in fact, have they done? well, the very first thing that happened right after that election in november is we came back to washington and republican leadership joined up with harry reid and the democrats and passed a trillion-dollar cromnibus bill that was filled with pork and corporate welfare, g
we retired harry reid as majority leader. we won the largest majority in the house of representatives. since the 1920's. it's been now over nine months since we've had republican majorities in both houses, and i ask you, mr. president, what exactly have those republican majorities accomplished? i'll tell you, mr. president, i've asked that question all over the country in town halls. i've never been in a town hall where the response spontaneously was not "absolutely nothing." it's...
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harry reid, thank you for attorney general jeff sessions. [applause] and also, we should be thanking harry reid for epa administrator scott pruitt. for education secretary betsy de vos and very soon i look forward to thanking harry reid for supreme courtjustice gorsuch . [applause] quest should we thank keith ellison two? who is likely to be the next chairman of the dnc? and i'm sure the vast majority of americans given his background will be very excited about that. should we get behind in at cpac, what do you say? [applause] >> listen, i will commend the democrats for one thing. if they named keith ellison as head of the dnc, i will commend them or truth in advertising. >> let me ask you this question. there is a battle somewhat for gorsuch. but there's another vacancy. how much can they get because the next vacancy, they're going to say belongs to them. so you know, we can only have so many people on the court who actually are faithful to the constitution. so what steps might they take ? >> listen, this vacancy right now, we are replacing
harry reid, thank you for attorney general jeff sessions. [applause] and also, we should be thanking harry reid for epa administrator scott pruitt. for education secretary betsy de vos and very soon i look forward to thanking harry reid for supreme courtjustice gorsuch . [applause] quest should we thank keith ellison two? who is likely to be the next chairman of the dnc? and i'm sure the vast majority of americans given his background will be very excited about that. should we get behind in at...
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reid: i ask at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, february 12 the senate consider the nominations numbered 525, 527 and 529, there be 30 minutes for divide debate, upon the use or yielding back of that time the senate vote with no intervening action or debate on the nominations in the order listed. with no intervening action or debate, that no further motion be in order, any related statements be printed in the record and that president obama be immediately notified of the senate's action and further two minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form prior to each vote and all votes after the first be 10 minutes in length. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to calendar number 292. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 292, s. 1068, a bill to reauthorize and amend the national oceanic and atmospheric administration commissioned officers corps act of 2002 and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objectio
reid: i ask at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, february 12 the senate consider the nominations numbered 525, 527 and 529, there be 30 minutes for divide debate, upon the use or yielding back of that time the senate vote with no intervening action or debate on the nominations in the order listed. with no intervening action or debate, that no further motion be in order, any related statements be printed in the record and that president obama be immediately notified of the senate's action and further two...
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now, at that time, as we all know, majority leader reid changed the rules for all cabinet nominations and lower court nominees. to say that my colleagues and i were disappointed is a gross understatement. the majority claimed that they left intact the filibuster for supreme court nominees, but my view back in 2013 when they did that was the distinction majority leader reid grew between lower court nominees and supreme court nominees wasn't a meaningful one. my view in 2013 was that majority leader reid had effectively eliminated the filibuster for both lower court nominees and the supreme court. and here's the reason. there are two circumstances where this issue might conceivably arise. either you have a democrat in the white house and a democrat-controlled senate or where you would have a republican in the white house and a republican-led senate. in the first, there's a democrat in the white house, and the party led by leader reid and leader in waiting schumer was in the majority, and if for some extraordinary reason senate republicans chose to filibuster the nominee, there is no que
now, at that time, as we all know, majority leader reid changed the rules for all cabinet nominations and lower court nominees. to say that my colleagues and i were disappointed is a gross understatement. the majority claimed that they left intact the filibuster for supreme court nominees, but my view back in 2013 when they did that was the distinction majority leader reid grew between lower court nominees and supreme court nominees wasn't a meaningful one. my view in 2013 was that majority...
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reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the morning hour deemed manned -- manned tower quorum be waived and when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until monday, july 15, following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for use later in the day and that i be recognized and following the remarks of the two leaders the time until 5:30 be divided equally between the two leaders or their designees, with senators permitted during that time to speak for up to ten minutes. further at 5:30 i will be recognized. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, then there will be roll call vote at 5:30 p.m. on monday. there will also be an all-senators joint conference at 6:00 p.m. on monday in the old senate chamber. if there is no further business to come before the senate i ask it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands
reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the morning hour deemed manned -- manned tower quorum be waived and when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until monday, july 15, following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for use later in the day and that i be recognized and following the remarks of the two leaders the time until 5:30 be divided equally between the...
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reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 243, s. 1356, the workforce investment act. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report.. the clerk: a bill to amend the workforce investment act of 1998, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader the senate will resume consideration of the national defense authorization act. i filed cloture on that last night. as a result the filing deadline for first-degree amendments to the bill is 1:00 p.m. today. mr. president, i'm told that s. 1752 is due for a second reading. the president pro tempore: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 1752, a bill to reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the uniform code of military justice, and for other purposes. mr. reid: i would object to any further proceedings -- the
reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 243, s. 1356, the workforce investment act. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report.. the clerk: a bill to amend the workforce investment act of 1998, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader the senate will resume consideration of the national defense authorization act. i filed cloture on that...
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as senator reid said earlier, that used to be 40%. something is wrong, and something needs to be changed. >> host: okay. chad, thanks for the call. if you're just tuning in, we're about an hour and 45 minutes into a meeting. we talked to senator lott earlier, he expected the closed-door session would run at least two hours, and we're approaching that mark. it is happening behind closed doors which is why our cameras are not inside the old senate chamber. again, the issue is changing the rules of the filibuster, the so-called nuclear option, and much of this came to a head last thursday. let's take you back to the floor of the senate and the exchange between the democratic leader, the majority leader, harry reid of nevada, and the republican leader, the minority leader, mitch mcconnell of kentucky. >> madam president -- >> republican leader. >> madam president, i have a consent that i think would set up these votes in a much more expeditious way than the way the majority leader is proceeding. but first met me just say these are dark da
as senator reid said earlier, that used to be 40%. something is wrong, and something needs to be changed. >> host: okay. chad, thanks for the call. if you're just tuning in, we're about an hour and 45 minutes into a meeting. we talked to senator lott earlier, he expected the closed-door session would run at least two hours, and we're approaching that mark. it is happening behind closed doors which is why our cameras are not inside the old senate chamber. again, the issue is changing the...
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senator reid did it in 2013. senator mcconnell in 2017. it's a lot like the referee looking at the rule book and saying, a first down is ten yards, but i'm going to call it nine. he's the referee so it's nine yards. should we do it? no, we shouldn't. we should change it by a majority. bipartisan majority and should do it now. senator levin said, when a senate majority can change the rules at anytime, and president jefferson says it doesn't matter what your rules are, you need rules. it's an awkward position for the chief rule making body to be not following its own written rules and expecting the rest of the country to do it. but what should we do? what we should do what the senate did in 1995, with the hutchinson precedent. the senate came back and changed it by more than 60 votes. we should do what we did in 2011, 12, 13. when i a republican volunteered to help president obama, a democrat and democratic majority to make it easier for presidents to confirm nominees and unlike what the ranking member said, we did it immediately. i didn't s
senator reid did it in 2013. senator mcconnell in 2017. it's a lot like the referee looking at the rule book and saying, a first down is ten yards, but i'm going to call it nine. he's the referee so it's nine yards. should we do it? no, we shouldn't. we should change it by a majority. bipartisan majority and should do it now. senator levin said, when a senate majority can change the rules at anytime, and president jefferson says it doesn't matter what your rules are, you need rules. it's an...
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reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. res. 276. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 276 designating october 2013 as national work and family month. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on wednesday october 30, 2013. that following the prayer and the pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. that following any leader remarks, the senate proceed to executive session to consider the estevez nomination with the time until 10:30 equally divided and controlled in the usual form. the presiding officer: without objection.
reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. res. 276. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 276 designating october 2013 as national work and family month. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: madam...
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reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i've been told there is a bill at the desk and is it due for first reading? the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s. 1931, a bill to provide for extension of certain unemployment benefits and for other purposes. mr. reid: i now ask for second reading in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14 but then object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the bill will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning january 16. following the proeurp the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings journal of approved to
reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i've been told there is a bill at the desk and is it due for first reading? the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s. 1931, a bill to provide for extension of certain unemployment benefits and for other purposes. mr. reid: i...
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i have fought reid and obama and won. we stopped their misguided attempts to level massive fees on our general aviation industry. i have fought the epa bureaucrats trying to strangle our energy and canning agriculture -- energy and agriculture industries, and my record of creating real kansas jobs was recognized this week as i earned the endorsement of the united states chamber of commerce and the national federation of independent business. do any of us really believe that my opponent would stand up to president obama? he helped elect him. i promise you this, my first vote will be for a republican majority. we will end the gridlock in the united states senate, that is a vote for kansas. my opponent cannot and will not make that same promise. kansans believe in shooting straight and coming clean. he has done neither. he wants to run out the clock. he doesn't want to answer the tough questions. if he can't answer them here, how is he going to answer them in washington? my friends, election are a matter of -- elections are
i have fought reid and obama and won. we stopped their misguided attempts to level massive fees on our general aviation industry. i have fought the epa bureaucrats trying to strangle our energy and canning agriculture -- energy and agriculture industries, and my record of creating real kansas jobs was recognized this week as i earned the endorsement of the united states chamber of commerce and the national federation of independent business. do any of us really believe that my opponent would...
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reid' further, senator reid's plan actually is all cuts. i don't necessarily like that. contains dollar for dollar spending cuts to match the debtt ceiling increase. mh as much as i don't like this aspect of it, it doesn't include any revenues. even though a "washington post" abc newsabc poll said that 72% f the american public believes we should have those makingma over. $250,000 pay more. 72%.lo what republicans haveng wanted l along and now we are giving it to wen them. and all of the cuts and plans up and supported by republicans in the past. so, we are presentingse a plan that is all cuts, no revenue. the pretense that they are using to reject it just doesn't pass the j smell test. and according to cbo, it saves $1.3 trillion more in savings then the boehner plan such as i. is. you know, i often hear the republicans say the corporations that corporations are sitting on trillions of dollarsse of cashi, instead of investing, expandings and creating jobs because businesses are facing so much uncertainty. well, senator reid's plan offer, certainty.pu suddenly republican
reid' further, senator reid's plan actually is all cuts. i don't necessarily like that. contains dollar for dollar spending cuts to match the debtt ceiling increase. mh as much as i don't like this aspect of it, it doesn't include any revenues. even though a "washington post" abc newsabc poll said that 72% f the american public believes we should have those makingma over. $250,000 pay more. 72%.lo what republicans haveng wanted l along and now we are giving it to wen them. and all of...
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do you remember the date that harry reid -- last week, the leader, harry reid, on the pbs "nevada week in review," senate majority leader harry reid was asked whether his goal was to move obamacare to a singlepayer system. his answer was yes, yes, absolutely yes. now, do a lot of the people know what a singlepayer system is? that is essentially socialized medicine. i want to signed of relive. you said some of the more seasoned ones. i was around during the clinton administration when there was a thing called hillary health care. does my friend from texas rather hillary health care? mr. cruz: i -- i do indeed, and i remember in particular at the time the press, all of the gray beards in washington saying at the time hillary care was unstoppable, can't be stopped. you need to accept it. republicans need to get together. if you will recall initially, the response was something widely described as hillary care-lite. back then in the midst of the hillary care fight, there were a few courageous leaders in the house who stood up against hillary care. and what changed that fight, what changed
do you remember the date that harry reid -- last week, the leader, harry reid, on the pbs "nevada week in review," senate majority leader harry reid was asked whether his goal was to move obamacare to a singlepayer system. his answer was yes, yes, absolutely yes. now, do a lot of the people know what a singlepayer system is? that is essentially socialized medicine. i want to signed of relive. you said some of the more seasoned ones. i was around during the clinton administration when...
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and that's why i support the reid proposal. it is an achievable framework for avoiding default now and downgrade of our bond rating now. what does it do? it has three important elements. one, timing to, take us through 2012. it's not about the next election. it's showing that we are serious and we're substantive. second, it has really important content, where we really do cut federal spending. and it's observable and it's quantifiable and it's verifiable. and, number three, it gives us a path forward to deal with the important issues of entitlement and revenue reform. wow, so why can't they take it? i am really puzzled about why they can't take it. it's 2012? okay. who knows who's going to be in control of either the white house or the congress then. but it can't be about us. it's not about me. it's about we. we, the people. second, let's go to the content. there are substantial cuts there in discretionary spending. defense spending that does not affect readiness or military health care. and it got rid of earmarks. it got rid o
and that's why i support the reid proposal. it is an achievable framework for avoiding default now and downgrade of our bond rating now. what does it do? it has three important elements. one, timing to, take us through 2012. it's not about the next election. it's showing that we are serious and we're substantive. second, it has really important content, where we really do cut federal spending. and it's observable and it's quantifiable and it's verifiable. and, number three, it gives us a path...
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and senator reid. there are many other quotes on the record in which they vigorously opposed the notion of deputying the minority any say in the confirmation process when it was discussed but never implemented some years ago. so why would they have such a 180-degree reversal? why would their opinion and that of the vast majority of my democratic colleagues, why would it have changed to the point where they would actually take this absolutely unprecedented step? well, senator reid gave an explanation on the day that he inflicted these changes on this body and i'll quote from senator reid's explanation. what he said was -- quote -- "there has been unbelievable, unprecedented obstruction. for the first time in the history of our republic, republicans have routinely used the filibuster to prevent president obama from appointing his executive team or confirming judges." that's what senator reid said. so it's been about republicans obstructing the president from appointing his executive team and confirming j
and senator reid. there are many other quotes on the record in which they vigorously opposed the notion of deputying the minority any say in the confirmation process when it was discussed but never implemented some years ago. so why would they have such a 180-degree reversal? why would their opinion and that of the vast majority of my democratic colleagues, why would it have changed to the point where they would actually take this absolutely unprecedented step? well, senator reid gave an...
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reid: i ask consent the senate proceed to s. res. 440. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 440, recognizing the contributions of teachers to the civic, cultural and economic well-being of the united states. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table and there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2:00 p.m. on monday, may 12. following the prayer and pledge, the morning business be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and that following any leader remarks, the senate be in a period of morning business until 5:30 with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. that at 5:30, the s
reid: i ask consent the senate proceed to s. res. 440. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 440, recognizing the contributions of teachers to the civic, cultural and economic well-being of the united states. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table and there be no intervening action...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be termed. officer without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the remaining time postcloture be yielded back. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, all time is yielded back. the question is on the adoption of the motion to proceed. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: on behalf of senator sanders, i have an amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: calendar number 30 309, -- calendar number 301, s. 19 2-rb8gs a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans and for other purposes. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the sanders amendment. mr. reid: i'm sorry if that's what had been done. i apologize. we'll
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be termed. officer without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the remaining time postcloture be yielded back. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, all time is yielded back. the question is on the adoption of the motion to proceed. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is...
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reid: i would be happy to. mr. dorgan: madam president, last thursday the majority leader and i stood in that aisle and the question was going to be under what conditions would this travel promotion act come to the floor of the senate, and we said, do you know what? tell us what amendments you ne need, tell us which amendments you wish to offer and we'll give you some. and so it ended up five amendments on their side, three on ours, just as a start. it wasn't going to be a limit or anything but we'll just start with five and three. so they showed us their five and none of them had anything to do with the bill and we said okay, that's fine. those five are fine. you can offer those. they were all about tarp, troubled assets and so on. so we said fine. and then we showed them the three that were to be offered on our side and they looked at three of them and said, this one we will not allow to be offered. so all a sudden it became a circumstance where the my north was deciding -- the minority was deciding they could of
reid: i would be happy to. mr. dorgan: madam president, last thursday the majority leader and i stood in that aisle and the question was going to be under what conditions would this travel promotion act come to the floor of the senate, and we said, do you know what? tell us what amendments you ne need, tell us which amendments you wish to offer and we'll give you some. and so it ended up five amendments on their side, three on ours, just as a start. it wasn't going to be a limit or anything but...
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reid: thank you, madam president. what i'd ask and i would hope that this is what occurred, th that -- ask the bill be read a third time and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: and the bill was passed, is that right? the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: s. 2491 is due for its second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 2491, a bill to protect the medicare program under title 18 of the social security act with respect to reconciliation involving changes to the medicare program. mr. reid: i would object to any further proceedings with regard to this bill. the presiding officer: the objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the committee of commerce be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 4412 and the senate agree to the request of the house for a return of the papers w
reid: thank you, madam president. what i'd ask and i would hope that this is what occurred, th that -- ask the bill be read a third time and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: and the bill was passed, is that right? the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: s. 2491 is due for its second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the...
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reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: following my statement, the republican leader will be recognized. i ask unanimous consent that i be recognized when he completes his statement. the president pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: mr. president, following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of s. 44, the comprehensive immigration bill. following the remarks of senator mcconnell and the reporting of the immigration bill, i ask that i be recognized -- but i'm sure that'll be the case anyway, so ... the president pro tempore: without objection. mr. reid: does the bill need to be reported? at the teethe president pro tem: under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of s. 744, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 80, s. 744, a about i will to provide for comprehensive immigration real estate form and for other purposes. -- comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. mr. rei
reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: following my statement, the republican leader will be recognized. i ask unanimous consent that i be recognized when he completes his statement. the president pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: mr. president, following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of s. 44, the comprehensive immigration bill. following the remarks of senator mcconnell and the reporting of the immigration...
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and harry reid for democratic leaders said to the president, mr. president could you please leave the room? i have covered presidents for 40 years and i know of no other time that anybody asked the president to leave the meeting in his own house that he had called. i asked the president about this. how did it feel to be voted off the island in your own house? because that is what happened. he said he's not going to stand on protocol. the problem needed to be solved. the next day he called the democratic leaders to the white house at 6:00 on a sunday night and harry reid is fair and nancy pelosi, the house leader and the relations between, among the democrats are so not solved that harry reid's has his chief of staff make a presentation on the deal that reid is is trying to workout with the republicans. in the course of doing that, david kron says to the president of the united states in its own house, i am disappointed in this white house and hugh for not having a plan. literally again somebody reading out the president in the oval office for not h
and harry reid for democratic leaders said to the president, mr. president could you please leave the room? i have covered presidents for 40 years and i know of no other time that anybody asked the president to leave the meeting in his own house that he had called. i asked the president about this. how did it feel to be voted off the island in your own house? because that is what happened. he said he's not going to stand on protocol. the problem needed to be solved. the next day he called the...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: could we've order in the senate, please. the presiding officer: order in the senate. please. mr. majority leader. mr. reid: thank you, mr. president. mr. president -- the presiding officer: clerk will report the pending motion. the clerk: calendar number 93, s. 1323, a bill to is reserve the sense of the senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: the senate has just adopted the motion to proceed to our bill to express the sense of the senate on shared sacrifice -- the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. reid: mr. president, the senate has just adopt add motion to proceed to our bill to express the sense of the senate on shared sacrifice in resolving this budget deficit that we've been so concerned about. it is my understanding that the minority has amendments that they would like to have considered. i'm happy t
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: could we've order in the senate, please. the presiding officer: order in the senate. please. mr. majority leader. mr. reid: thank you, mr. president. mr. president -- the presiding officer: clerk will report the pending motion. the clerk: calendar number 93, s. 1323, a bill to is reserve the sense of the senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the...
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joy ann reid, who we hosted also just a few weeks ago for her new book. she -- i hope you've had a chance to read it. if you haven't, you've got to get it. it's called "fracture." it's one of the smartest books, honestly, about american politics, especially about the evolution of race in the democratic party. fantastic book. so thank you, joy ann, so much for being here. what a contribution that book is. we've got it here for you, so come right up afterwards. and lastly but of course not least, paul butler, who's the author of "let's get free," and he's one of the most respected civil rights attorneys in the country as well as a professor at georgetown law. we are so delighted also to have you, another friend of our store. so i feel, you know, very, very happy to be in such great company with all of them and with all of you. so they're terrific. but i just want to say a couple more things about april. many of you know she's a very familiar voice on american urban radio, longtime commentator on american politics, been a reporter for more than 30 years and,
joy ann reid, who we hosted also just a few weeks ago for her new book. she -- i hope you've had a chance to read it. if you haven't, you've got to get it. it's called "fracture." it's one of the smartest books, honestly, about american politics, especially about the evolution of race in the democratic party. fantastic book. so thank you, joy ann, so much for being here. what a contribution that book is. we've got it here for you, so come right up afterwards. and lastly but of course...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask -- first of all, if we could have order. the presiding officer: the members of the senate please take their seats, clear the aisles. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: all consent agreements that i've been involved in over the years have been imperfect but this is the best we could do and i think it's a pretty good one. so i would ask unanimous consent that at 3:00 p.m. today, all postcloture time be considered expired and the reid motion to concur with the amendments be withdrawn and that no further amendments or motions be in order and without further intervening action or debate, the senate proceed to vote on the reid motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 2965. that upon disposition of the house message, the senate then resume executive session and the start treaty -- resume executive session on the start t
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask -- first of all, if we could have order. the presiding officer: the members of the senate please take their seats, clear the aisles. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: all consent agreements that i've been involved in over the years have been imperfect but this is the best we could do and i think it's a pretty good one. so i would ask...
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so you point is very well taken. >> good morning, senator reid. my name is jeff crass with ivy capital. last week, there was a press conference with the prime minister of canada, mr. trudeau, and president obama at that point said -- was talking about negotiations, and the said at times you only get 60% of what you like, and if you get 60% of what you like, you sort of hold your nose and -- but the other party holds their nose as well but you get a negotiation out of it. i'm curious, rather than creating this adversarial type of approach, if you could somehow take a step, be magnanimous, go take that -- cross the rubicon by having an issue that, let's say, the leader mcconnell specifically wants, and negotiate with him with respect to that particular issue, such as, oh, stemming back from guantanamo bay, for instance, giving that particular issue, let's say, to him, with respect to the agreement that the supreme court -- >> here's the problem we have. i don't mean this in a negative sense but kind of living in the past. there are ways to do things
so you point is very well taken. >> good morning, senator reid. my name is jeff crass with ivy capital. last week, there was a press conference with the prime minister of canada, mr. trudeau, and president obama at that point said -- was talking about negotiations, and the said at times you only get 60% of what you like, and if you get 60% of what you like, you sort of hold your nose and -- but the other party holds their nose as well but you get a negotiation out of it. i'm curious,...
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reid: -- the presiding officer: mr. leader? mr. reid: i am unable to do that. mr. lee: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. ii.u.d. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate complete by the business today it adjourn until 12:00 noon tomorrow, december 13. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. following any leader remarks, the senate resume consideration of the motion to concur in the house amendmen amendment to thee amendment h.r. 83. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. so ordered. mr. reid: madam president, let me just say that i understand the sincerity of my friend infrastructure utah. -- the sincerity of my friend from utah. so my -- i'm unable to agree with him, but it doesn't take away from the sincerity of his q mr. president -- madam president, for the information of all senators, roll call votes are expected throughout the day on saturday, and this is really the w
reid: -- the presiding officer: mr. leader? mr. reid: i am unable to do that. mr. lee: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. ii.u.d. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate complete by the business today it adjourn until 12:00 noon tomorrow, december 13. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. following any leader...
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reid: mr. president -- the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask that matter that we received from the house which is at the desk, the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i am told there are two bills at the desk due for their first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1229, an act to amend the outer continental shelf lands act and so forth and for other purposes. s. res 990, a bill to provide for additional temporary extension of programs under the small business act and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i now ask for second reading en bloc, but i object to my own request en bloc. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. reid: i now -- the presiding officer: the bills will be read the second time the next legislative day. mr. reid: pardo
reid: mr. president -- the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask that matter that we received from the house which is at the desk, the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i am told there are two bills at the desk due for their first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk:...
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, we'll call it the reid rule and the schumer standard. it rolls off the tongue better. so this is what senator schumer said. this is 18 months before president george w. bush was -- left office. he said -- "for the rest of this president's term" -- this is 18 months. we're only looking at roughly 10 or 11 months until president obama leaves. "for the rest of this president's term, we should reverse the presumption of confirmation." i frankly don't know what he's talking about. the constitution doesn't talk about a presumption of confirmation, but it's pretty clear to me he wants a presumption that the nominee will not be confirmed for the next 18 months. senator schumer, one of the democratic leaders, said -- "i will recommend to my colleagues that we should not confirm a supreme court nominee except in extraordinary circumstances." so what we are doing is what senator reid and senator schumer advocated back when it was convenient and served their purposes way back when. they are now taking a different position because of course their int
, we'll call it the reid rule and the schumer standard. it rolls off the tongue better. so this is what senator schumer said. this is 18 months before president george w. bush was -- left office. he said -- "for the rest of this president's term" -- this is 18 months. we're only looking at roughly 10 or 11 months until president obama leaves. "for the rest of this president's term, we should reverse the presumption of confirmation." i frankly don't know what he's talking...
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reid: i ask that at 3:00 p.m. monday, february 6, the chair lay before the senate the conference report on the f.a.a. reauthorization reform act. there be up to two hours of debate on the conference report equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. prior to a vote on adoption of the conference report, the vote on adoption be subject to a 60-vote threshold. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent that we now proceed to s. res. 367. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 367, designating january, 2012, as national mentoring month. mr. reid: i now ask consent -- the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate and any statements on this matter placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now as
reid: i ask that at 3:00 p.m. monday, february 6, the chair lay before the senate the conference report on the f.a.a. reauthorization reform act. there be up to two hours of debate on the conference report equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. prior to a vote on adoption of the conference report, the vote on adoption be subject to a 60-vote threshold. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent that we now proceed to s. res. 367. the presiding...
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we can get back to the harry reid comment. an older generation who still is coming to grips with the multicultural, multiracial nature of this democracy. obama is a victory is very, very important. the symbolism is very important, but it has also been exaggerated. it has been exaggerated in the sense that obama's a victory equals the end of racism. a obama's victory equals a post-racially united states. there is one aspect of obama's victory that encourages a kind of become a kind of mythology, a myth making that the united states has completely turned the corner and that if you don't make it in this country it is really based on your sole individual behavior and not any kind of racial institutional racism or a kind of racial discrimination are barriers. the positive to the victory are the way in which obama as president really delivers a different image of blackness, not only to the rest of the country and globally, but also to blacks themselves, especially young people. one of the best things about obama being president, and
we can get back to the harry reid comment. an older generation who still is coming to grips with the multicultural, multiracial nature of this democracy. obama is a victory is very, very important. the symbolism is very important, but it has also been exaggerated. it has been exaggerated in the sense that obama's a victory equals the end of racism. a obama's victory equals a post-racially united states. there is one aspect of obama's victory that encourages a kind of become a kind of mythology,...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate now proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that we proceed as a body to calendar number 379. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 379, s. 2086, a bill to address current emergency shortages of propane and other heating -- home heating fuels and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table and there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate now proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that we proceed as a body to calendar number 379. the presiding officer: the clerk will...
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reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: we have an unusual situation. it looks nice outside today, the sun is shining, but earlier today if some looked out the window there were violent storms here. they are all over the area. we have got senators stuck in airplanes trying to get out of new york. we have got one senator traveling from the midwest stuck in richmond, virginia, now. so i think it would be to everyone's interest -- i apologize to people who worked hard to get back here today, but i think it would be to everyone's interest that we not have a vote tonight. we have a lot of people simply would miss the vote if we kept it open for a matter of hours. i again apologize to the people who came here to vote, but i would -- i think that is the best thing to do. i have spoken to the republican leader, and this is what we should do. so i ask unanimous consent that the vote scheduled for tonight be vitiated, that on tuesday -- that's tomorrow, july 26, at 12:1
reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: we have an unusual situation. it looks nice outside today, the sun is shining, but earlier today if some looked out the window there were violent storms here. they are all over the area. we have got senators stuck in airplanes trying to get out of new york. we have got one senator traveling from the midwest stuck in richmond, virginia, now. so i think it would be to everyone's interest -- i apologize to people who worked...
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senator reid made a point of not changing the rule. that 60 requirement when it came to supreme court confirmations. it was senator mcconnell who did that in 2017. : : : es that depend on whether it's a republican or democratic president or a republican or democratic senate. that's exactly what senator mcconnell is calling for. so here's what it comes down to. in 2016, senator mcconnell said the people should get the voice through an upcoming election because that outcome at the moment was better for his republican agenda for controlling the court. in 2020, senator mcconnell reversed himself and said the people should not get a voice through the upcoming election because that outcome is better for the republicans today. for the republicans today. that outcome is better for the republicans today. let's be clear, this is not about rules or principal or comity but this is about raw, partisan power and hypocrisy is bad enough. what makes it worse is that it's hypocrisy so evident the american people at this moment in our history. what is a
senator reid made a point of not changing the rule. that 60 requirement when it came to supreme court confirmations. it was senator mcconnell who did that in 2017. : : : es that depend on whether it's a republican or democratic president or a republican or democratic senate. that's exactly what senator mcconnell is calling for. so here's what it comes down to. in 2016, senator mcconnell said the people should get the voice through an upcoming election because that outcome at the moment was...